Appointment - Definition
appointment
n 1: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position;
"the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
[syn: appointment, assignment, designation, naming]
2: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid
kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment,
engagement]
3: (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a
ship or hotel) [syn: appointment, fitting]
4: a person who is appointed to a job or position [syn:
appointee, appointment]
5: the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he
applied for an appointment in the treasury"
6: (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power
of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her
church by appointment"